Increased Statutory Responsibilities of Gun Ownership

First off, this is the OB. Secondly, there is zero credible evidence that mandatory safe storage laws work at any level. People are either responsible, or they are not, and another law doesn't change that.

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Responsibilities of Gun Ownership

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Anyone and I mean anyone that needs this to be explained should not have a gun.

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Would a law requiring gun owners to take reasonable measures to keep their firearms out of the hands of crazies

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These platitudes are always fun. What do you consider "reasonable measures"?

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My favorite is when they say there should be mandatory training programs for ownership as if people are killing each other because they don't know how to properly handle a gun safely

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No shite huh

Apparently this kid used a shotgun. My son has his own shotgun but has been taught gun safety all his life and knows the damage a gun can do and the consequences of his actions.

Let me ask you this. This kid that did the shooting apparently had a sawed off shotgun (illegal). How do you think he was able to take a gun and cut the barrel off and I assume stock without the parents knowing?

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Apparently this kid used a shotgun

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Should be interesting how the "We just want to ban assault rifles" crowd runs with this one

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Pretty sure my AR is in the car with the keys in it

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You are one dumb a hole

the last thing we need is more government ineptness telling us how to store firearms and be a responsible gun owner. That should be left to the gun owner to decide. I keep all my guns in a gun safe besides my EDC because I have a 3 y/o running around the house and he is not ready to learn about firearm safety and he will be taught and trained when he is old enough to understand.

But placing rules and regulations on gun owners which already exceed the 2nd amendment won't do a damn thing to stop criminals from stealing weapons or purchasing them out of the trunk of a car. We have laws against murder, theft, rape and drugs but everyone one of those get broken millions of times a day. So now we are going to hold a homeowner who's house is broken into responsible if a gun of his falls into the hands of a criminal and is used in the commission of a crime. To me that is opening pandora's box and as we have seen once something becomes a law or regulation it isn't ever going to be taken back.

I can could kill someone very easily with a knife so now am I responsible for storing my kitchen utensils in a safe place so they don't get taken in a robbery and used for nefarious purposes, or what about my car being stolen and used to run over people at a parade

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Let me ask you this. This kid that did the shooting apparently had a sawed off shotgun (illegal). How do you think he was able to take a gun and cut the barrel off and I assume stock without the parents knowing?

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I don't know, but if they knew about it, or should have known about it, the blood of the innocent kids is on their hands too! I don't think that putting strict liability on a parent for the actions of their teen is the solution either. Frankly, I don't know what the solution is. I am just afraid if we, as responsible gun owners, do not respond to the outcry from the vocal left with anything more than a loud, "Don't take our guns!" innocent people will continue to die and at some point, we will not have a voice in the conversation.